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The alternative D-galactose degrading pathway of Aspergillus nidulans proceeds via L-sorbose.
Archives of microbiology - 1 Jan 2004
Fekete Erzsébet, Karaffa Levente, Sándor Erzsébet, Bányai István, Seiboth Bernhard, Gyémánt Gyöngyi, Sepsi Adél, Szentirmai Attila, Kubicek Christian P
Abstract excerpt
The catabolism of d-galactose in yeast depends on the enzymes of the Leloir pathway. In contrast, Aspergillus nidulans mutants in galactokinase ( galE) can still grow on d-galactose in the presence of ammonium-but not nitrate-ions as nitrogen source. A. nidulans galE mutants transiently accumulate high (400 mM) intracellular concentrations of galactitol, indicating that the alternative d-galactose degrading...
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